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EXTREME COLD WARNING
FOR NORTHERN MANITOBA
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:21 P.M. CST TUESDAY 21 JANUARY 2025.
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EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR:
=NEW= TADOULE LAKE
=NEW= GILLAM
=NEW= SHAMATTAWA.
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==DISCUSSION==
A PERIOD OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IS EXPECTED.
AN ARCTIC AIRMASS OVER EXTREME NORTHERN MANITOBA WILL PRODUCE WIND
CHILL VALUES IN THE -45 TO -50 RANGE TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
PROVINCE.
WIND CHILL VALUES WILL MODERATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
EXTREME COLD PUTS EVERYONE AT RISK.
RISKS ARE GREATER FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS, PEOPLE WITH
CHRONIC ILLNESSES, PEOPLE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS, AND THOSE
WITHOUT PROPER SHELTER.
COVER UP. FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN,
ESPECIALLY WITH WIND CHILL.
IF IT'S TOO COLD FOR YOU TO STAY OUTSIDE, IT'S TOO COLD FOR YOUR PET
TO STAY OUTSIDE.
EXTREME COLD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED WHEN VERY COLD TEMPERATURES OR WIND
CHILL CREATES AN ELEVATED RISK TO HEALTH SUCH AS FROST BITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON COLD AND YOUR HEALTH, VISIT MANITOBA HEALTH
AT
HTTPS://WWW.GOV.MB.CA/HEALTH/PUBLICHEALTH/ENVIRONMENTALHEALTH/COLD.HTML
OR CALL HEALTH LINKS - INFO SANTE AT 204-788-8200 OR TOLL-FREE AT
1-888-315-9257.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
MBSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)MBSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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